Sabalenka returns from shoulder injury at Washington
Washington, United States — Two-time reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka returns to competition at this week's WTA Washington Open after taking a month off due to a shoulder injury.
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Marcos: Open lines with US boost Philippines' 'agile' response to sea row
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday told top United States officials that the Philippines' regular communications with the US powers the country's "agile" response to incidents in the West Philippine Sea.
US relays concern to China on destabilizing South China Sea actions
MANILA, Philippines — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Washington’s concerns about China’s destabilizing actions in the South China Sea, including at Ayungin Shoal, the State Department said.
US defends law forcing sale of TikTok app
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — TikTok's collection of user data makes it a national security threat, the US Justice Department said Friday in response to a civil suit by the Chinese-owned firm aimed at preventing the forced sale of the app.
Western fires: California's largest wildfire explodes in size
California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to meet the danger.
US top diplomat Blinken hits out at China's 'unlawful actions' in South China Sea
VIENTIANE, Laos — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hit out at China's "escalatory and unlawful actions" in the South China Sea on Saturday, hours before he was due to hold talks with Beijing's top diplomat at a regional meeting in Laos.
Abby Binay slams ad changing street sign
MAKATI City Mayor Mar-len Abigail «Abby» Binay-Campos on Friday rebuked an advertising campaign that changes street signage along Gil Puyat Avenue, saying her office has not received any request for permit. In a Facebook statement on Friday, Binay said she would have rejected right away any request for permission to change Gil Puyat Avenue's street signs. «The city officials who issued the permit should have exercised prudence. They should have been more thorough,» she wrote. Likewise, she said that she has reprimanded the officials responsible for issuing the permits to change the signs, which was changed from Gil Puyat to «Gil Tulog.»
As Trump Looms, Blinken Aims to Reassure Allies on U.S. Commitment to Asia
For three and a half years, President Biden and his aides have insisted that the United States is a Pacific power, and that its allies and partners in the region need not worry about Washington’s commitments.